Canada

In the news: Anand in Washington, foreign aid shifting, Chinese EVs okay with public

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Anand to attend rare earth talks in Washington Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her international...

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Alberta government to review intersection where 3 junior hockey players died in crash

STAVELY — The Alberta government says it will review an intersection where three junior hockey players died in a car crash while heading to practice. The crash happened Monday at a highway entrance to...

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Anand to attend U.S. meeting on international collaboration on critical minerals

WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her international counterparts in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration makes a case for collaboration to push back on China's...

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What's a 'thumper'? B.C. RCMP describe devices in an unneighbourly noise case

When two RCMP officers responded to a call about screams coming from a Burnaby, B.C., condo in late October last year, they forcibly entered the unit believing someone might be in trouble. Instead, they...

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Canadians support arrival of more Chinese electric vehicles, poll suggests

OTTAWA — Most Canadians support allowing more Chinese electric vehicles to be sold in Canada despite some nagging concerns, a new poll suggests. Canada recently pledged to reduce its 100 per cent tariff...

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Canadians support arrival of more Chinese electric vehicles, poll suggests

OTTAWA — Most Canadians support allowing more Chinese electric vehicles to be sold in Canada despite some nagging concerns, a new poll suggests. Canada recently pledged to reduce its 100 per cent tariff...

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Canada to focus foreign aid on building 'mutual prosperity' with trading partners: MP

OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Ottawa wants to focus its international assistance efforts on countries that can generate economic spinoffs for Canadians. "The first priority is focusing...

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Canada to focus foreign aid on building 'mutual prosperity' with trading partners: MP

OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Ottawa wants to focus its international assistance efforts on countries that can generate economic spinoffs for Canadians. "The first priority is focusing...

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Former B.C. lawyer who stabbed client to death is found guilty of first-degree murder

After former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer Rogelio (Butch) Bagabuyo stole almost $800,000 from a client, stabbed him to death and then smuggled the body out of his office in a plastic tote, he tried to explain...

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'Hitting everybody so hard': Alberta town remembers 3 hockey players killed in crash

STAVELY — Tributes across Canada and the hockey community have embraced a small Alberta town, where three junior hockey players died in a car crash trying to cross a divided highway to get to morning...

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